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structure in vascular plants

The condition of the xylem, the woody elements in the stem, defines several categories. The
protostele has a solid xylem core; the siphonostele has an open core or one filled with generalized tissue called pith. The discontinuous vascular system of monocots (e.g., grasses) consists of scattered vascular bundles; the continuous vascular system of dicots (e.g., roses) surrounds the central pith.

The vascular cylinder of a stem or root is called the stele. The simplest and apparently most primitive type of stele is the
protostele, in which the xylem is in the centre of the stem, surrounded by a narrow band of phloem. It in turn is bounded by a pericycle of one or two cell layers and a single cell layer of endodermis. The pericycle is generally the layer giving rise to the branches in...